Krouner sues Cablevision for Fox Television programming blackout as certified liaison and interim co-lead counsel.
On February 1, 2011, the Federal Court appointed Todd J. Krouner, Shalov Stone Bonner & Rocco LLP, and Chitwood Harley Harnes, LLC, as interim lead counsel in the Cablevision consumer class action arising from its blackout of Fox Television programming in October 2010.
Click here for a copy of the court’s Memorandum and Order.
Click here for a copy of the Amended Class Action Complaint, which was filed by plaintiff’s counsel on February 22, 2011.
Los Angeles Times – Small World: Lawyer leading class-action suit against Cablevision has old ties to News Corp. – October 28, 2010: LA Times quotes Todd Krouner as calling Cablevision’s conduct “outrageous,” after noting he worked for News Corp. 25 years ago. Read More…
CBS New York – Lawsuit Filed In Cablevision vs. Fox Dispute – October 28, 2010: Todd Krouner tells WCBS radio that Cablevision “cannot have it both ways” by taking customers’ money, yet not providing Fox programming. He also states that Cablevision’s offer of a credit for MLB.com is “too little, too late.” Read More…
The Wall Street Journal – 2nd UPDATE: Suit Seeks $450M From Cablevision Amid Fox Fight – October 27, 2010: Wall Street Journal reports about a $450M class action lawsuit has been filed against Cablevision Inc. (CVC) to get rebates for customers as a result of various News Corp. (NWS, NWSA, NWS.AU) channels being off the air as the two companies battle over a new carriage agreement. Read More…
Press Release – October 26, 2010: A $450,000,000 class action complaint was filed today on behalf of the three million Cablevision customers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, who have been deprived of Fox Television programming, since October 16, 2010. The complaint alleges that while Cablevision engages in its battle with Fox’s corporate parent, News Corporation, it has ignored its customers, who are deprived of Fox Television’s content at an important time in politics, sports and entertainment. Read More…
Press Release – November 29, 2010: On Tuesday November 23, 2010, the Law Office of Todd J. Krouner, and Shalov Stone Bonner & Rocco LLP and Sarraf Gentile LLP, filed an Amended Complaint in the lawsuits that they filed against Cablevision Systems Corporation (“Cablevision”) in their consumer class action, arising from Cablevision’s failure to carry Fox programming in the last two weeks of October 2010. Read More…
Download Amended Complaint Filed After Fox Refused to Broadcast During Last 2 Weeks in October 2010